Santa hits Zakynthos town

Yesterday I went into town and had to go into the Christmas shop, seen here on the right.
I'd passed it a couple of times previously but not gone in as I've got lots of Christmas decorations in storage in the UK that will hopefully be shipped over here at some point in time.

However, curiosity got the better of me yesterday & I went inside. Oh what lovely things, it was like a Christmas Aladdin's cave. Trees, lights, baubles & beads, hundreds of Santa's, sparkly things, shiny things, glittery things, musical things, all crying out 'buy me buy me'

So did I buy anything - well yes, I did. I bought a set of curtain style white icicle lights that twinkle on & off which I have up in my lounge window & they look so pretty. I also bought a lovely wooden Santa decoration with dangling arms & legs & a string of tiny wooden pegs decorated with Santa faces, little presents, Christmas stockings etc. I'll use the wooden pegs string to peg up my Christmas cards (that's always assuming that I receive any :-))

Justine & Simon will still be in Australia & are planning to celebrate Christmas, down under, on Bondai Beach.
I've been invited to spend Christmas day with Debbie, one of the friends I have made here. We'll be celebrating with her 2 daughters & I'm sure we'll have a very, very enjoyable day.

Christmas is going to be a very emotional time for me, of that I'm quite sure. I shall miss my family & friends & in particular my ex partner, Tony, who I've previously spent the last 12 wonderful Christmas's with.

Things change in life & you are often left asking yourself the question 'why?'. I've made huge changes to my life & I have to try to continue to move forward.

And, just in case I forget, I will wish everyone reading this:

***A Very Merry Christmas ***